substantial-defense
2 cases — ← All topics
| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19-573 | Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin v. Timothy C. Ward, Commissioner, Georgia Department of Corrections, et al. | Eleventh Circuit | 2019-11-01 | Denied | Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) | brecht-standard brecht-v-abrahamson closing-arguments constitutional-error fifth-amendment habeas-corpus harmless-error prosecutorial-misconduct substantial-defense | Did the Eleventh Circuit improperly determine that the Prosecution's pattern of deliberate and egregious improper comments in closing arguments did no… |
| 18-5527 | Jesus Alejandro Chavez, aka Chuy v. United States | Fourth Circuit | 2018-08-09 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | brady-violation case-severance criminal-procedure due-process fourth-circuit-review joinder materiality materiality-standard new-trial prejudice severance substantial-defense | Whether the Fourth Circuit erred in finding that the alleged Brady violation was not material |